The last game was beaten by the Bucks, but I never expected that the Nets actually played extremely difficult against the Spurs who had long lost their position, although in the end, relying on rookie Mellon Thomas's 1.4 seconds before overtime to save some face and avoid the home 5 consecutive losses, but this does not seem to cover up the Nets' embarrassment today.
In the interview after losing to the Bucks, both Nash and Harden seemed to reveal a hint of unhappiness. After this game, the discord within the Nets seems to have a new discord emerging.
According to NBA reporter Brett Siegel, the locker room conflict initiated by James Johnson Millsap is still ongoing, and both have expressed doubts about Nash's use of Harden. Johnson wants Nash to re-evaluate Harden's use, and Millsap believes that Harden's holding time should be reduced to allow more players to participate in the offense.
Coincidentally, Johnson has been playing a smaller and smaller role in the team recently, and Millsap has disappeared on the field. It can be seen that Brett Siegel's revelations do not seem to be empty. But the end result is that Nash may have chosen Harden and selectively snubbed the two veterans. I have to say that Nash's treatment is really speechless.
Looking at the Nets' games this season, when Harden and Durant led the team separately, the Nets' offense was more like a whole. On the other hand, when the two were on the court at the same time, the Nets seemed to have lost all of their tactical system. The Nets' on-court tactic is to rely on Harden and Durant's separate singles, and then carry the team forward.
Although Mellon Thomas became the brightest cub in the game, Durant shot 28 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds on 11-of-21 shooting, and Harden had 26 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds on 9-of-18 shooting. The two still have no tactics in singles, and the Nets have struggled to form a sustained offensive wave to quickly crush opponents. Judging from this series of games, in the face of the crisis of infighting in the team, Nash chose the most ineffective way to deal with it.
Lately, the skepticism about Nash has been higher than the other, and even he himself has said after losing to the Bucks that he is not a good coach. The coexistence of Harden and Durant cannot be solved for a long time, there is no mature system in tactics, but it is still trying to change the lineup, and it is difficult for role players to participate in the offense. It's hard not to let the other players on the team have ideas, and even Harden began to complain after a loss, and if the Nets continue to slump, the fact of infighting will be difficult to hide. Nash now desperately needs to address the tactical combination of Harden and Durant, rather than the wordless cold treatment of different voices within the team. Judging from the recent Nets games, the Nets do need more people to participate in offense and defense.
(Text/shitou)